Field Account Executive - State and Local, New Business

Archer; Dayton (OH); Vor Ort; USD 81.000 - 151.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Wellbeing program

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Archer, in partnership with LexisNexis, seeks an Executive: Field Account Executive - State and Local, New Business to drive new government business across OH, PA, MI and IL. This field role requires consultative selling, pipeline development, and end-to-end deal management with multiple stakeholders, including regular in-person meetings and weekly Dayton, OH office attendance.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent; proven success in new business sales, government procurement familiarity, CRM

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience in New Business Sales, Business Development, Account Executive Sales, or Consultative Selling.
• Demonstrated success prospecting for new customers, developing pipeline, and closing new business.
• Ability to independently develop a territory and identify new revenue opportunities.
• Strong discovery, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute a territory strategy focused on acquiring new State and Local Government customers and generating new revenue.
• Identify and prospect into State and Local agencies, departments, offices, and other eligible government organizations with new business potential.
• Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline through proactive prospecting, referrals, marketing leads, events, and strategic outreach.
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders, decision-makers, influencers, procurement professionals, and end users within State and Local agencies.
• Conduct discovery to understand customer needs, workflows, challenges, and strategic priorities and align LexisNexis solutions to those needs.
• Manage the complete new business sales cycle from initial prospecting and qualification through discovery, demonstration, proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Develop compelling, solution-oriented proposals with appropriate positioning and pricing for LexisNexis software, content, and services.
• Navigate complex State and Local Government purchasing and procurement processes and develop strategies to advance opportunities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, opportunity tracking, and activity within CRM tools.
• Develop competitive strategies to win business from incumbent providers and overcome customer resistance to change.
• Collaborate with internal partners, including Solutions Consultants, Marketing, Product, Contracts, and Sales leadership, to advance opportunities and win new business.
• Represent LexisNexis at customer meetings, industry events, conferences, and trade shows.
• Conduct regular face-to-face meetings with prospects throughout the assigned territory.

Kenntnisse

New Business Sales

Business Development

Consultative Selling

CRM Systems

Forecasting

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM Systems

Jobbeschreibung

Archer is collaborating with LexisNexis to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

About Our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 150 countries and is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. LexisNexis has a long history of bringing innovative technology to the legal market and continues to invest in advanced AI and generative AI solutions designed to improve productivity, decision‑making, and the practice of law.

About The Role

The Executive: Field Account Executive - State and Local, New Business is responsible for developing and winning new business within State and Local Government agencies in the OH, PA, MI and IL markets. This is a new customer acquisition role focused on identifying opportunities, building relationships with prospective customers, creating pipeline, and converting opportunities into new LexisNexis business.

The successful candidate will take a strategic and proactive approach to developing their territory, identifying whitespace and engaging key stakeholders across State and Local agencies. They will use consultative selling skills to understand agency needs, demonstrate the value of LexisNexis solutions, and successfully navigate complex State and Local Government sales cycles.

This is a field‑based position requiring regular in‑person meetings with prospects and customers and attendance at the Dayton, OH office every Monday and Tuesday.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a territory strategy focused on acquiring new State and Local Government customers and generating new revenue.
• Identify and prospect into State and Local agencies, departments, offices, and other eligible government organizations with new business potential.
• Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline through proactive prospecting, referrals, marketing leads, events, and strategic outreach.
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders, decision‑makers, influencers, procurement professionals, and end users within State and Local agencies.
• Conduct discovery to understand customer needs, workflows, challenges, and strategic priorities and align LexisNexis solutions to those needs.
• Manage the complete new business sales cycle from initial prospecting and qualification through discovery, demonstration, proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Develop compelling, solution‑oriented proposals with appropriate positioning and pricing for LexisNexis software, content, and services.
• Navigate complex State and Local Government purchasing and procurement processes and develop strategies to advance opportunities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, opportunity tracking, and activity within CRM tools.
• Develop competitive strategies to win business from incumbent providers and overcome customer resistance to change.
• Collaborate with internal partners, including Solutions Consultants, Marketing, Product, Contracts, and Sales leadership, to advance opportunities and win new business.
• Represent LexisNexis at customer meetings, industry events, conferences, and trade shows.
• Conduct regular face‑to‑face meetings with prospects throughout the assigned territory.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience in New Business Sales, Business Development, Account Executive Sales, or Consultative Selling.
• Demonstrated success prospecting for new customers, developing pipeline, and closing new business.
• Ability to independently develop a territory and identify new revenue opportunities.
• Strong discovery, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and decision‑makers.
• Strong pipeline management, forecasting, and opportunity management skills.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize opportunities effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively while maintaining ownership and accountability for individual sales results.
• Must reside within the Dayton, OH metropolitan area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience selling to State and Local Government agencies.
• Experience navigating State and Local Government procurement and contracting processes.
• Experience selling Legal Technology, Legal Information Services, SaaS, Data Analytics, AI, or Information Solutions.
• Experience successfully displacing incumbent solutions or developing business within competitive accounts.
• Advanced degree such as an MBA, JD, or related graduate degree preferred.
• Knowledge of or interest in Artificial Intelligence technologies and AI‑enabled business solutions.
• Experience working in a field sales environment with regular customer‑facing interactions.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals.

Working for you

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi‑carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time‑off Programs.
• Short‑and Long‑Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits.
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts.
• In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $81,400 - $151,100. Total Target Cash Range: $125,300 - $232,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. Pay mix between base and variable pay varies based on sales role; please discuss with the recruiter.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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